Philip Lawrence murder

Title

Philip Lawrence murder

Genre

News report; Interview; Tribute

TX Date

9 Dec 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:02:31

Description

Niki Cardwell reports on the murder of headmaster Philip Lawrence, fatally wounded by machete yesterday outside the gates of his Roman Catholic school, St George’s in Maida Vale, West London, when he went to the aid of a pupil being attacked by a gang. Includes student eyewitness account; tribute from former pupil; Nigel de Gruchy of the NASUWT calling for increased school secuirty; former headmaster and Conservative Education Minister Sir Rhodes Boyson on his hope the killers will be punished fully; Catholic Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Basil Hume paying tribute to his friend.

Contributors

Basil Hume; Rhodes Boyson; Nigel de Gruchy; Niki Cardwell

Keywords

London; Teachers; Homicide; Schools; Security; Philip Lawrence; Maida Vale; St George’s Roman Catholic School

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